英语词汇“occupy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	occupy
释义	oc·cu·py \ˈäkyəˌpī\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English occupien to take possession of, occupy, employ, modification of Middle French occuper, from Latin occupare, from ob- + -cupare (akin to Latin capere to seize) — more at heave 1. : to engage the attention or energies of : busy, employ < the deeper issues which have occupied modern thinkers — A.N.Whitehead > < had to be given extra work to occupy her — Jean Stafford > < was occupied in national service throughout that period — Current Biography > 2. a. : to fill up (a place or extent) < occupies an attractive site along the bay shore — American Guide Series: Michigan > < the center of the house was occupied by a magnificent mahogany staircase — R.M.Lovett > b. : to take up (a specified time) < they must have occupied tens of thousands of years — W.H.Dowdeswell > < a ten-day race meet occupies the last week of July and the first week of August — American Guide Series: Maryland > 3. a. : to take possession of by conquest : seize < the enemy troops, in a massive attack, quickly occupied the eastern half of the country > b. : to take up residence in : settle in < the area was discovered in 1820 and was occupied soon after by pastoralists — H.W.H.King > c. : to maintain possession or control of by military occupation < second-grade troops, useful mainly to occupy parts of the country that have already been pacified — Brian Crozier > 4. a. : to hold possession of < occupied a ridge from which they dominated the crossroads > b. : to fill and perform the functions of < occupy the newly created office of chancellor — Current Biography > < the woman occupied … a position very like that of the father in our society — Abram Kardiner > 5. : to reside in as an owner or tenant < occupies the house that his grandfather built fifty years ago > < occupies the apartment on a two-year lease > 6. archaic : use < bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied — Judg 16:11 (Authorized Version) > 7. obsolete : to have sexual intercourse with 8. archaic : to use in commerce : trade with : invest < occupy thy merchandise — Ezek 27:9 (Authorized Version) >
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